The New Kids

aka Striking Back

Poster of The New Kids

They can’t afford to lose.

Synopsis

The New Kids (1985) follows a brother and sister sent to live with relatives in rural Florida after the sudden death of their parents. As they settle into work at their family’s amusement park and attempt to adapt to their new surroundings, escalating confrontations with a sadistic gang leader and his followers turn the town into a site of sustained intimidation and violence. This teen thriller centers on survival against escalating harassment, as the danger closes in, with youth violence, territorial control, and retaliation.

Selected disc options for The New Kids

Extras
Mill Creek box art
Mill Creek BD-ALL/US/OOP 2019
101 Films box art
101 Films BD-B/UK 2020
Sony box art
Sony DVD-1/US/OOP 2005
Audio Commentary by Sean Hogan and Jasper Sharp has extra
Interview with Director Sean S. Cunningham (17:39) has extra
Interview with Writer Stephen Gyllenhaal (16:27) has extra
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Notes

  • Mill Creek’s Blu-ray contains no extras.
  • 101 Films’ Blu-ray includes a booklet with writing by Barry Forshaw (“Pushing the Envelope: Sean Cunningham”) and Jon Towlson (“’80s Gang Violence Movies and ‘The New Kids’”). Reissued as a standard edition without booklet (2021/09/20).
  • Sony’s DVD contains no extras.

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